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Originally Posted by tenderobject
anyways, what kind of camera and lenses are you using right now bro? i have 350d and using the kit lens and im not happy with the result hehe although i don't play with the toy that much.. i was thinking of buying 50mm first its cheap but i've read good reviews about the lens. i'll just use that to get rid of the kit lens. do you have any lens recommendation especially for night gigs and clubs.  |
First, set your kit lens at its extreme (I'm assuming it's the 18-55mm so it will be at 55mm) and then walk around and make sure you're comfortable with that focal length, realising that you'll need to physically move to frame your shots rather than just zoom in and out. Then go buy a 50mm f1.8.
Ignore what Star 69 says, I think he's a bit too excited.
You're far less likely to regret buying a good, cheap lens (the 50mm f1.8) than starting out with a super expensive "L" series and realising that paying 4 or 8 times the price of the cheapest lens doesn't result in a proportional improvement to image quality.
BTW, with the kit lens you can often get decent results just by stopping down. Turn your dial to "Av" and set the aperture to somewhere around 8.0, or higher. The higher you go the less light gets in, so you may need to increase ISO to compensate. Experiment a little to see what works best for you.
BTW, higher aperture (f) number equals greather depth of field, which means it's easier to capture both a near and distant object in focus. Stopping down will often increase the sharpness of the lens as well, with many having a "sweet spot" between about 8.0 and 11.0.